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Prescott workforce housing committee votes 6-0 to recommend policy to council
Summary
The Prescott City Workforce Housing Committee voted unanimously to forward a revised workforce housing policy to city council, endorsing density bonuses, impact-fee deferrals and phased inclusion as key incentives and scheduling a council study session for review.
The Prescott City Workforce Housing Committee voted 6-0 on a motion to recommend a revised workforce housing policy to the Prescott City Council.
The committee approved forwarding the document after reviewing edits that broaden incentives and clarify program mechanics, including the potential to pay all or a portion of impact fees, density bonus provisions, phased inclusion of units across development phases, and standards tied to the city—s adopted building codes. Amber, a city staff member who presented the revisions, told the committee members they had two options: submit the document as a draft for later council review or vote to recommend the policy now so council could take it up sooner.
Why it matters: The policy would give city leaders tools to incentivize affordable workforce housing through fee waivers or deferrals and increased density on qualifying projects. Committee members said moving the policy forward now would avoid further delay and help…
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